Google Cloud deletes Australian trading fund’s infra

This article reports on a major Google Cloud Platform (GCP) incident where UniSuper, a $124B Australian retirement fund, suffered a two-week outage after GCP accidentally deleted the fund's entire subscription and all associated data, including regional replicas. Only a third-party backup outside Google Cloud prevented total data loss. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian publicly took blame in a joint statement. The article highlights GCP reliability concerns and advises having backup plans when using GCP, referencing a similar 2026 incident with Railway. It is relevant to IT/technology as it covers cloud infrastructure failure, data replication, and disaster recovery best practices.